With a budget of $400K, 96% of the show's budget was on airfare? Actor Matthew’s brother and parter Butch Gilliam do not seem likely to invest in new air travel app. View production, box office, & company info, Watch Matthew McConaughey’s Mom Gets Tough on ‘West Texas Investors Club’ (Exclusive Video), ‘Fargo,’ ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ Honored for Portraying Veterans, ‘West Texas Investors Club’ Gets Foamy Lesson in Beer Tech (Exclusive Video). “West Texas Investors Club” airs Tuesdays at 10/9c. Business owners who view making money as their number one goal will face their greatest challenge after becoming financially successful. So what's his most important lesson for entrepreneurs? The hour-long series offers entrepreneurs a chance to pitch products and secure funding. Not only was he able to persuade the bar's patrons to download the app, but the majority of customers found it useful in ordering drinks without having to wait for table service. I was curious enough to search Google for the two investors and came across an enlightening news article that validated my suspicions about the show's lack of realism. ‘West Texas Investors Club’ hosts ‘didn’t know we’d do this good’ Aug. 4, 2015 04:15 04:15 "To hang onto it is going to be the most difficult task of all.". While the West Texas investors do invest, there is a little more vetting and outside help than the show suggests. 0 of 0 people found this review helpful. Looking for some great streaming picks? To continue reading for free, provide your email below. “I’d rather fly with a blind man than with somebody that’s only got 500 hours,” McConaughey says. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. With Robert Duvall, Butch Gilliam, Gil Prather, Jen Friel. Last Updated: September 28, 2015 @ 6:21 PM, Matthew McConaughey's Brother Rooster on CNBC's Investors Reality Series: I've Made More Good Deals Drinking Beer, Matthew McConaughey’s Brother Rooster on Donald Trump: ‘We Can’t Throw Stones’, Matthew McConaughey’s Brother Rooster on CNBC’s Investors Reality Series: I’ve Made More Good Deals Drinking Beer. In the case of SpeedETab, Garfield passed the test. The one-hour show stars self-made millionaires Michael "Rooster" McConaughey (older brother of Matthew) and Wayne "Butch" Gilliam, two veterans of the oil-and-gas pipeline industry who listen to startup pitches mostly while drinking Miller Lite. So for 16 contestants it would cost ballpark $384K in total airfare costs which is not reality and thus fake or staged. Use the HTML below. Shark Tank has some competition in West Texas. Given those facts, the entire first scene must be totally staged or fake. Title: The guys are witty and genuine. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The show is produced by The Ebersol Lanigan Company. West Texas Investors Club is a reality series with millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam. And the "club" house is really a building in Stanton where Gilliam says he has never step foot inside. So far, Gilliam says he's been satisfied with the quality of most of the startups and founders that have pitched him on the show. It doesn’t look like Rooster McConaughey and Butch Gilliam will be flying the friendly skies with one young entrepreneur anytime soon. One big difference between West Texas Investors Club and Shark Tank is how McConaughey and Gilliam test out the startup models before deciding to invest. Well what can you expect from the executive producer, Jason Henry, who is notable for his work on the Kardashians reality show? This FAQ is empty. Charlie Ebersol, Jason Henry and Dan Lanigan serve as executive producers on the series. “That’s the first thing you gotta do and he doesn’t even have one,” he says. West Texas Investors Club Another difference between West Texas Investors Club and Shark Tank has to do with the show's third co-star, American Music Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Gil Prather. “What the hell is a 135? What is that?” McConaughey asks. A friend and mentor to McConaughey and Gilliam, Prather picks up the entrepreneurs at the airport and gives them a mini-interview while driving them to their pitch. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Gilliam is not impressed, however, that the entrepreneur has yet to obtain his Part 135 certificate. Regardless, the show is a "success" -- but I will go back to watching Shark Tank. A public statement by show's co-star Butch Gilliam in an interview on 10/18/2015: "The contestants go through a casting crew. I watched the entire first season and was indeed entertained. "That way we can quiz Gil and see what the person is all about.". After a tough negotiation with McConaughey and Gilliam, Garfield won a $500,000 investment for 40 percent of his company. "It's one thing to make money," Gilliam says. Was this review helpful to you? CNBC's new reality show hopes to lure 'Shark Tank' fans to the Lone Star State. West Texas Investors Club is a reality series with millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam. "For every entrepreneur that comes to us, we're going to try to figure out a way to put them in a real-life scenario," Gilliam says. 111 Followers, 90 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from West Texas Investors Club (@westtexasinvestorsclub) "We want to put them under the gun and see what their character is all about.". In short, it's TV." Add the first question. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. Inside the 'West Texas Investors Club' Aug. 4, 2015 05:04 05:04 Growing up in Arkansas and then Texas, I initially felt a special connection to this show. In an exclusive clip obtained by TheWrap of Tuesday’s episode of CNBC’s “West Texas Investors Club,” a young man is seeking $75,000 to help launch his own air travel app. (2015– ). Enjoy! Discover what to watch this November including a Marvel docu-series, a '90s reboot, and a Star Wars holiday celebration. Furthermore, clearly there is no flight crew or captain during the deboarding on a private charter – which can be lethal if the passenger(s) do not know where not to walk. In an exclusive clip obtained by TheWrap of Tuesday’s episode of CNBC’s “West Texas Investors Club,” a young man is seeking $75,000 to help launch his own air travel app. Another difference between West Texas Investors Club and Shark Tank has to do with the show's third co-star, American Music Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Gil Prather. For example, in the show's first episode, the pair brought entrepreneur Adam Garfield's drink-ordering app SpeedETab to a local bar to see how it would be received by customers. "We're thinking when these entrepreneurs see Gil, they'll let their defenses down a little bit and open up to him," Gilliam says. CNBC's new reality series West Texas Investors Club takes the Shark Tank model of entrepreneurs pitching business ideas and adds a crucial new ingredient: beer. The first season of the show premiered on Tuesday, August 4 and will run for eight episodes. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? “It’s a certificate that allows you to fly and charge people money for your services,” Gilliam explains. The approximate costs of one round trip flight at $3,000/hour multiplied by an average of 8 hours flying/taxing is $24K. However, as a commercial airline pilot with 33 years experience, I know that the chartered jet shown to be transporting the 16 contestants is a Lear Jet 31 A, an older aircraft that has slightly lower hourly operating costs. He then asks the entrepreneur how many hours of flying time he has, to which the man replies he has around 500 hours logged. Also Read: Matthew McConaughey's Brother Rooster on CNBC's Investors Reality Series: I've Made More Good Deals Drinking Beer. The hour-long series offers entrepreneurs a chance to pitch products and secure funding. The money would go toward obtaining a Part 135 certificate.

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